With a history of nearly 60 years serving the rail industry, Beakbane continues to develop new technology for the international rail industry....

Mike Richardson meets PRF Composite Materials’ managing director, Robert Burnell to discover the latest developments taking place at the Poole, Dorset-based supplier of high performance advanced composite materials....

Composites design driven and the most expensive bike ever ridden, Mike Richardson hears how bf1systems has created the Aston Martin One-77 Cycle with the help of Desktop Engineering’s CATIA expertise.   It’s sleek, it’s stylish, and......

Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson is now the co-owner of a composites company – and is using his expertise to design and build better boats. Lou Reade reports....

Dr Neil Calder discovers how Siemens is helping to shape the future landscape of digital manufacturing by seamlessly linking each step of a component’s entire manufacturing and operational life....

The Composites Skills Alliance’s composites business manager, Tom Preece tells Mike Richardson why employees within the UK’s composites industry must continue to train if they want to gain more work....

Emerging techniques to recycle carbon fibre composites could open up a new source for this critical, but very expensive, material. Lou Reade reports. Plastics recycling continues to hit new highs, but this only applies to thermoplastics. Because they are easily......

A research project between Liverpool John Moores University and global laser manufacturer JK Lasers sets out to determine whether laser processing can help overcome the challenges of cutting carbon fibre reinforced plastics. Hopes of more affordable flights soared......

In a Q&A session, NIACE’s general manager & competence centre manager, Dr Scott King discusses the roadmap that lies ahead for the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites & Engineering Centre (NIACE). As a not-for-profit organisation, NIACE is based......

Mike Richardson discovers how Bombardier’s involvement in the new Northern Ireland Advanced Composites & Engineering Centre (NIACE) can help the region and its SMEs move up the value chain to compete on a global platform. Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast......